I Became an Evolving Space Monster

Episode 314 – Relic (1)

If you ask people who are new to space survival what Amorph Outspacer has in common, most people will get similar answers.

Both were created with the motif of famous alien creatures.

The similarity isn’t just in appearance. If you actually play both races, you will get a similar feeling to the original. The appearance of the individual varies depending on the genetic base of the infected organism, or the operation of a huge colony to obtain more genes, etc.

Let’s change the question slightly. What if you ask players who have played the game for a long time?

At that time, you will receive an answer like this.

The two races are said to use ‘genetic essence’ as a resource.

The reason Amorphs and Outspacers prey on other living things is to steal the genetic essence contained in that living creature’s body. The key is to evolve oneself or a colony by ‘characterizing’ the characteristics of the owner of the gene.

So when do Amorph and Outspacer players feel the most trouble?

Needless to say, this is when problems arise with the ‘characteristics’ themselves, which are the core of the game.

When you acquire a trait that is disadvantageous to the owner, when you die and lose the trait, or when you are unable to use the core trait for some reason, the game itself becomes difficult to the point where it becomes impossible.

So, if you are a player fighting both races, you should pay attention to preventing your opponent from utilizing their characteristics. Physically removing the part that activates the trait, using equipment or technology that nullifies the trait effect, etc.

However, there is no case where the opponent’s characteristics themselves are deactivated or completely eliminated. If that were the case, it wouldn’t have been easy for me to become a ranker.

‘There are some characteristics that have similar effects, but…’

It’s not something you can see here.

Moreover, what Sihyeon used was a weapon, not a technical characteristic.

‘I never thought they were both bait.’

I knew that Si-hyeon himself was acting as bait. I thought it was a strategy for someone wearing a unique reinforced suit to snipe me if I lured her in.

My prediction was only half correct. The two tricked me so that the hidden weapon would not be discovered.

They attacked me, trusting only that weapon.

‘…I took a hit.’

To be honest, it would be a lie to say that I didn’t let my guard down. Rather than focusing on the fight, they paid attention to things like Sihyeon’s identity plan.

The price of thinking about random things during a life-threatening battle was fatal. The fighting arm still showed no signs of getting better.

‘Let’s focus.’

We can’t help what happened in the past, but we must be careful in the future.

The battle is not over just because Sihyeon is not here. I thought back to the situation in which she used the weapon.

While I was attending to her companion, Sihyeon took out a weapon hidden on the floor.

To be precise, I held the weapon materials in my hands.

‘It was a combination of something that looked like crystal and a firearm that looked like a vacuum cleaner.’

She assembled the two tools into one. After completion, the crystal glowed and rotated.

Then, a wave of light in the form of a halo of light was emitted from the weapon. As I was standing in an underground passage that was closed on all sides, I was completely hit by the waves.

‘no. Even if it was a large space, I wouldn’t have been able to avoid it.’

The wave generated by the weapon had already reached my body the moment I recognized it. In fact, it should be considered impossible to avoid.

Afterwards, as warned in the text box, the ‘parasitic colony’ trait on my body was deactivated. The original parasites were spawned from the fighting arms. The reason my arm was broken was probably because the parasitic colony trait was blocked.

Sihyeon, who had dealt a fatal blow to me, retreated, taking his fallen comrade with him instead of making additional attacks.

The situation from before was concluded with this. The question that arises here is what information can be obtained?

‘Why did Sihyeon act like that in the end?’

That is the biggest question.

If she had used the weapon again, I would have been in a state of no recovery right away. She also knew that I was not okay.

The fact that he knew but did not do so means that there are some restrictions on the use of that weapon.

She said after using the weapon.

Wasn’t it an out-spacer?

‘The contents of the text box are similar.’

Because it was revealed that Outspacer’s genetic essence was destroyed.

Parasitic colony is a fusion characteristic created from characteristics obtained by preying on outspacer worker beetles. This can be said to be the only outspacer-related characteristic currently in my body.

In other words, her weapon is a type that targets and strikes. So, as specified by the user, only the outspacers were selected and a killing wave was fired.

Then, a second question arises here. Why was the outspacer’s gene destroyed?

‘That’s not it. She had no choice but to do that.’

It is true that I enjoy using parasitic colonies, but I think it is unlikely that she knew about it and shot it.

Rather, it is reasonable to believe that it was because ‘I decided that my identity was an out-spacer.’

‘The prerequisite is that the user must know about me.’

If it were a game, the weapon would work by entering my race name, but this is reality. It can’t work that way.

‘It’s probably a form of creating waves based on genetic information.’

My guess is that if you input the genetic information of another living thing into a weapon, you might be able to shoot a wavelength that can kill that living thing. I’m not sure, but that seems most likely right now.

However, even if I summarize it up to this point, I cannot completely explain why she did not attack me. Even if I designate it as a metallic gremlin or another creature and shoot it, it can still cause damage to me.

‘It’s not that I didn’t do it, it’s that I couldn’t do it?’

In my opinion, Sihyeon Eugene is not a person who would miss a golden opportunity to kill me while taking care of his colleagues. If he were that kind of person, he wouldn’t have used himself and his colleagues as bait in the first place.

It is reasonable to assume that the weapon could not be used due to some limitation that I do not know.

There may be a cooldown after using it once, and the energy consumption each time you use it may be so high that it may not be possible to fire wildly.

‘No matter what it is, that part is the weakness.’

If the energy consumption is high, it is understandable that she could not use the weapon in succession.

From her point of view, it was as if her fortunes had been set from the moment she failed to kill me. Because I can’t waste my remaining energy in a situation where I’m not sure that I can be killed. Once she runs out of energy, that’s it.

‘Looking at the circumstances, her plan was only half successful.’

I’m sure her weapon doesn’t contain my genetic information. Even if she is, she doesn’t know exactly what kind of person I am.

From the beginning, they thought of me as an out-spacer, so they probably didn’t expect a situation like this to happen. Because of that, she succeeded in hitting me, but failed in killing me. That’s why he’s trying to run away from me.

‘Then what should I do here?’

There are cults in the underground hellbent on killing me. After looking through the auxiliary organizations, there were no signs of cults coming here.

However, it is unclear how long such good luck will last.

You have to make a choice here.

‘Should I go after her or just leave like this?’

In fact, it is not a good idea to chase after her without being in perfect physical condition. If you encounter other cults while chasing her, it will be a big disaster.

Cults are not the problem. If the rankers on this planet who are in command behind them know my condition, it would be a serious problem.

Still, the reason I hesitate is because of the weapon she is holding.

There are many other questions about who made her weapon and where she got it, but there is a more important question.

What if she finds Amorph’s genetic data and confronts me?

If that happens, it becomes really difficult for me to handle it.

‘So we have to sort it out here and now.’

The best thing to do is to eat her. If you make her into a human being, you can steal the information on the weapon, so it’s perfect.

Even if you fail to kill her, the weapon itself must be destroyed at the most. The weapon she is holding is a serious threat to my survival.

We absolutely have to clean up this basement.

‘The problem is that it’s easier said than done.’

Since I exposed the cards I had, she wouldn’t know what I would aim for first. He will try to avoid meeting me at all costs.

‘If I wait, the cult will find me.’

It is unclear what kind of relationship Sihyeon has with the cults of Berzan 02. Seeing her moving around alone with her colleague, it doesn’t seem like they have a particularly friendly relationship.

However, from the cult’s perspective, the vision is simply an uninvited guest. It is safe to say that there is no possibility that he will be perceived as as threatening as me. It is clear which side they will take, me or Si-hyeon.

The longer the fight between me and her goes on, the more likely I am to lose. You have to end it as soon as you find her.

Deciding to go after Sihyeon, I got up. My fighting arm fell out of my control and fell to the floor.

It seems that the function of the arm was greatly damaged due to the parasitic colony being restricted. Even when I changed my arm using a ‘variable biological weapon’, it did not move properly.

‘I lost my arm, but I’m okay.’

I still have wings, arms, legs, and tentacles. I pulled out the tentacles on my back and supported my staggering body.

‘Even if you fail to kill him, you still have to deal with that weapon.’

It is difficult to imagine that a weapon that fires a wavelength that destroys only specific genes will be mass-produced. Even if it were possible to make it, since it is a super weapon, the cost and time would be as high as that of first-class equipment.

‘Either destroy it or…’

If the circumstances allow, I want to feast on her weapon.

Having set a new goal, I followed the traces left by the enemy.